Jerky Oats is excited to present this latest work by one of the most acclaimed ambient artists in the
netlabel scene. Originally released as Microvast on the Jerky Oats predecessor Second Thought Records
by Tim Dwyer's pre-Off Land project The X:F System, Dwyer has reworked and re-recorded the album
exclusively for Jerky Oats. Microcosm contains some of the most moving and dramatic work in the Off
Land catalogue, based around the artist's signature blend of subtle synths and altered acoustics.
The re-recording brings the album up to date and improves on the original's cinematic ambient stylings,
and acts as the perfect stopgap while we wait for the third original full-length Off Land record.
Tim Dwyer expands a little on the creation of the record: The microcosm is part of the philosophical concept that similar patterns can be found, scaling in size,
throughout the entirety of the universe. The grand structure of the cosmic stage can be found within
microscopic particles and on the sub-atomic level. Scaling by default becomes fractal in design.
Microcosm is a collection of early ambient works spanning release between 2003 and 2004. These works were
originally released as Microvast, under the one time alias X:F System. Microcosm takes Microvast as a
starting point; completely re-working, remixing, and ushering this era of recordings to a place that is
decidedly Off Land. The end result is something that is both familiar and unfamiliar. Microcosm is a nod
to Microvast and early Off Land releases, as much as it a progression of the more cinematic side of Off
Land.
The concept with Microcosm is to create an album of music that both microscopic and cosmic in scale. Like
a microcosm, the album is a confined, enclosed ecosystem of sound. Like a macrocosm is an ever-spanning
journey. On a metaphysical level, I wish to convey through music that they are indeed the same.


This audio is part of the collection: Jerky Oats Records
It also belongs to collection: Netlabels

Artist/Composer: Off Land
Keywords: off; land; ambient; jerky; oats; drone;

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